Mild tremor rocks TN’s Krishnagiri district
A mild earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India, on Wednesday night. No casualties or property damage were reported following the tremor.
Why it matters
While minor, the event serves as a reminder of seismic activity in the region and the importance of monitoring by the National Centre for Seismology.
CHENNAI: A mild tremor measuring 3.0 struck on the Richter scale rocked Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday night. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor, which occurred at 7.52 pm at a depth of 10 km, had its epicentre in the Denkanikottai–Hosur region near the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border. The epicentre is 170km northeast of Ooty and 192km north-northwest of Trichy.
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